Control4 announces InfinityEdge, its new in-wall touch screen version with intercom functionality:
Control4 InfinityEdge Touch Screens come in 5-inch and 7-inch and feature edge-to-edge capacitive glass. InfinityEdge Touch Screens also feature intercom capability.
Control4 already has its application to turn iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad into Control4-like interface device to control your whole house. So why do homeowners need a touch screen on the wall?
1. Because it is always where it is: If you are one of the people who always misplace your iPhone just to turn on the light, you will be benefit from these new Control4 touch screens. On top, in iPhone or iPad version, you need to load the app in order to resume the Control4 interface, but with Control4 InfinityEdge touch screen, it is always on.
2. Control4 InfinityEdge supports Flash: Unlike the iPad that does not support Flash, Control4 InfinityEdge will support all 4Store apps which are not supported in today Control4 apps running on iPad. Still remember Steve Job’s statement about Flash and non Flash? Control4 just take different approach toward broader application developer community on Flash.
3. Wall-mounted kit: You probably have to pay US$900 for wall mount/in-wall dock for iPad. With Control4 InfinityEdge, a Control4 InfinityEdge wall mount kit is at a fraction of iPad wall mount kit. More important, there is only one standard wall mount kit for both InfinityEdge Touch Screen 5″ and 7″ version, thus allowing you to change your mind later on in the installation process if you want to have a bigger size touch screen instead.
4. Fixed programmable buttons: What if you just want one simple click to resume your favorite playlist, to resume your home theater watching lighting setting, projector screen and blinds setting. You can do so easily by pre-program each of these 4-buttons (in capacitive touch screen by the way). iPad? There is no such button.
The InfinityEdge Touch screens come with great flexibility installation options, with a choice of AC power or POE (Power over Ethernet), and wired or Wi-Fi connectivity options, and four programmable fixed buttons for customized commands.
That is not just all. With an optional intercom module, Home owner can turn these InfinityEdge Touch Screens to be in-home intercom with features include room-to-room communications, whole-house paging, listen-in capabilities and etc. The InfinityEdge comes standard with built-in microphone and speaker which are necessary for intercom functionality.
If you are interested in what esle Control4 has to offer for your whole home control, lighting control, security alarm control, CCTV control, multi-room Audio system, Distributed HDTV system, intercom system, please contact Exzel Smart Home for more detail. We are hapy to answer all of your questions.
